Broom-holder.



No. 672,599. Patented Apr. 23, 190i. B. L. EDWARDS.

BROOM HOLDER.

A pplication filed Nov. 19. 1900 (No ModeL) 2 Sheets Sheet II.

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BROOM HOLDER.

Application flied Nov. '19, 1900.

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UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

ROBERT L. EDWARDS, OF ITTABENA, MISSISSIPPI.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 672,599, dated April. 23, 1901.

Application filed November 19, 1900. Serial No- 37,046. (No model.)

Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in broom racks or holders; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide means for holding brooms; second, to secure them in such a r 5 neat and compact manner as that they will be out of the way and at the same time present an attractive appearance, and, third, to so hold the brooms that they may be easily removed and replaced. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view except as to the central rod, which is in perspective. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the arm-holder.

My invention is described as follows:

1 is a bracket having screw-holes 2, through which it maybe secured to the ceiling, and a central perforation 3, in which a central rod 0' 4 is secured. This rod may be threaded into the bracket 1 or otherwise secured therein. .This rod 4 is suspended from the bracket, and near-its lower end there is secured to it an arm-holder 5.

lower end of 'the arm is inserted. This armholder consists of a band 7, conforming to the periphery of the rod 4, and said rod is adjustablysecured in said band by screws '8, plate 9 extending at right angles from the base of the band 7, and is held in such right-angle position by brackets 10. Said plate has extending from its periphery extensions 11. These extensions may be described as resem- 5 bling inverted troughs, having in their bottoms openings 12 and 13 and in their outer ends a slot 14, leaving additional extensions 15, and extending inwardly from the lower faces of these arms are flanges or rests l6, and

in the openings 12 is a depending hook 17.

Removably secured in these extensions 11 are double arms 18, and these double arms con- This arm-holder has a central 3 5 perforation 6, (see Fig. 3,) through which the sist of a U-shaped piece, preferably of wire, their outer ends turned slightly up, and their inner U-shaped ends fittingin the hook 17,each branch of these arms extending outwardly and resting on the flanges or rests 16. In order to putthese arms in place, the U -shaped part is placed into the hook 17. The branches are then taken between the thumb and fingers at about the points X X and pressed together (see dotted line X) until the branches can pass up between the rests 16.

Adjustably secured to the lower end of the rod 4 is a band 19, and extending at rightangles from said band are six or more extensions 20. Each of these extensions has near said band an under depression 21.. Each one of these extensions at its outer ends is provided with a T-head 22, and said T-heads are each provided at each end with upper depressions 23. Removably secured to these double arms are handle-holders 24, their U- shaped parts resting in the under depression 21 and in the upper depressions 23, their ends extending outwardly the same distance as the ends of the double arms (broom-holders) 18.

The brooms are put in the broom-holders 18 with their brush ends up, the handles extending downwardly between the arms of handle-holders 24.

As will be seen, the device may be taken to pieces and all its parts neatly packed.

This device is of great benefit to merchants in displaying their brooms. A stock of brooms is always in the Way and are very hard to display to any advantage. In my opinion my device settles the problem.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A mercantile broom-holder, consisting of a bracket 1, having means for securing it to the ceiling; a rod 45, depending from said bracket; a band 7, adjustably secu red to said rod; a plate 9, extending at rightangles from said band; extensions 11, having openings 12 and 13, slot 14, additional extensions 15, and rests 16, extending inwardly from said lastmentioned extensions, and hooks l7, depending from the walls of openings 12, and U- shaped double arms 18, secured in said extensions 11, substantially as shown and de-- scribed and for the purposes set forth.

2. A mercantile broom-holder, consisting of a bracket 1, having means for securing it to the ceiling; a rod 4, depending from said bracket; a band 7, adj ustabl y secured to said rod; a plate 9, extending at right angles from said band; extensions 11, having openings 12 and 13, and slot 14, leaving extension 15; hooks 17, depending from the walls of openings 12, flanges 16, extending inwardly from said extensions 15; U shaped double arms 18, secured in the extensions 11, band 19 adjustably secured to the lower end of rod 4; extensions 20, extending at right angles from said band and having under depressions 21; T-heads '22, secured to the outer ends of said extensions 20, and having upper depressions 23, double arms 24, secured to said extensions 20, and T-heads 22, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

3. A mercantile broom-holder, consisting of a ceiling-bracket; a rod depending from said bracket; a device for holding-arms, consisting of a band; perforated and slotted extensions, extending horizontally from said band; U-shaped arms reinovably secured to said extensions; a band l9,adj ustably secured to the lower end of said rod; extensions 20, having under depressions,and extending horizontally from said band; T-heads, having upper depressions, secured to the outer ends of said extensions, and U-shaped arms secured to said extensions and T-heads, substantially as shown and described and 'for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I ROBT. L. EDWARDS. Witnesses:

G. SHARKEY PATE, A. H. BARR. 

